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Residents who were hoping to get a slice of pizza or a burger at the Hinsdale Oasis one last time before it closed are out of luck. After being told the portion of the oasis that extends over Interstate 294 would close at the end of the month, the date was moved up, assistant village manager Brad Bloom told The Hinsdalean. “We were notified yesterday that the Tollway planned to close the oasis at the close of business yesterday,” he said Tuesday. The Tollway notified the village as soon as it was made aware of the clo...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] The return of Broadway shows in New York has created a lot of buzz in the entertainment industry. Not to be left behind, three local theaters also are re-opening this season. Audiences at the Theatre of Western Springs had not seen a Mainstage production since Greg Kolack directed "The Great Gatsby" a year and a half ago. That changed last weekend with the opening of "The Outsider," which continues this weekend. "We had an audience...
Twenty-three-year-old James Haunty was a recent graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer course in Quantico, Va., visiting fraternity brothers at the College of William and Mary when terrorists attacked the U.S. the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. "It was just surreal," he said. "I had a friend who perished in the Twin Towers. At the time I didn't know that. "It was surreal that we had been attacked and understanding that I was in a position to defend our country and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 plans to take in about $124 million in revenue during fiscal year 2022 to cover some $123.9 million in expenses. The district will spend an additional $43.6 million as part of the Future Ready Facilities initiative, which voters approved funding for in an April 2019 referendum. Because the district sold almost $58 million in referendum bonds during the last fiscal year, revenues are down in the 2022 budget by almost 31 percent. But property tax revenue, the district’s largest source of i...
We passed our neighbor, affectionately known as "Farmer Tom" (for the fresh garlic and tomatoes he's always passing out) on a walk last week. We stopped so our dog, Lizzy, could get a treat. (He's always passing out dog treats, too.) "I just love him," Ainsley said. "He's just like my grandpa." She stopped and thought a minute. "Of course, he's like my sixth grandpa," she mused. We made a count. With her paternal grandfather, my dad, my mom's second husband, my mom's...
After COVID-19 altered the fall seasons to various degrees for Hinsdale Central Red Devil teams, athletes and their coaches are happy to return to a regular season this year. This is the second in a two-part series previewing fall sports. The first ran Sept. 2. Boys cross country First meet: Sept. 2 vs. OP-RF/LT (not scored) Last year: fifth at sectionals (IHSA state meet canceled due to COVID-19) Head coach: Jim Westphal Seasons as head coach: 17 No. team members: 82 Strengths: I think they’re certainly hard working and a...
Support staff in Hinsdale High School District 86 have a new three-year contract. The District 86 board voted 6-0 Aug. 26 to approve the deal, which provides for annual hourly rate increases of 2.3 percent for 2021-22 and 2 percent for 2022-23. The hourly rate for support staff this year will range from $15.77 for a new hire to $44.64 for an experienced school nurse. The district has almost 100 support staff members, including school nurses, paraprofessionals, student safety team members and other employees. The increase for...
Gov. JB Pritzker’s mandate for universal masking in schools is not sitting well with several parents who spoke out against it at the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting Aug. 26. Among them was state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst), who criticized the governor and other Democrats. “I’m here tonight to warn you that you cannot count on the majority party in the legislature in Springfield to protect you from executive overreach,” she said. “The data in DuPage and in this district in particular did not justify t...
During the final performance of "Hinsdopoly," the 2019 Community Revue, the curtain wouldn't open. The cast - including audience favorite Dick Johnson - waited backstage, holding their collective breath. Finally a crew member came to the rescue and the show went on. After Johnson passed away in June 2020, and friends began planning a way to honor his contribution to community theater at The Community House, that memory came flooding back. "If we're going to do anything, we...
The time will come, people would tell me. When I would complain about constant interruptions from a 3- or 4- or 5-year-old Ainsley while I was trying to cook dinner or do some work or even go to the bathroom, people would tell me there would come a time when Ainsley would hardly be home. And I would miss the interruptions. That time has come. Of course the start of a new school year - other than last year's - always means more time out of the house. This year Ainsley has...
One of my mom's signature phrases was, "Too much weekend." She would pull it out on a Sunday evening when I was anxious to get to bed early or a Monday morning when I was less than anxious to get out of bed. During the 15 months I lived at home after graduating from college, I went out a lot. And so I heard this phrase many, many, many times. As we spent our first full day of vacation in Saugatuck, Mich., on Aug. 15 lounging around the house - rather than heading to the beach...
Hinsdale High School District 86 schools will open next week with a variety of COVID-19 mitigation strategies in place, including universal masking. The district's goal is to maximize consistent, full-time, in-person instruction, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said in introducing the plan. "All of these strategies matter and we use them," she said. "Working together, they provide the best defense." In addition to wearing masks, as mandated Aug. 4 by Gov. JB Pritzker, students w...
"Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm." That was the life motto of Don Watson, the former coach for whom Hinsdale Central's new aquatic center is named. Enthusiasm was in abundant supply at the center's dedication ceremony Friday. And a bit of disbelief. "So much of it was like, 'Pinch me. Did this really happen? Am I really standing here on deck of our new facility?' " said Carol Bobo, Hinsdale Central Foundation president. "We have talked about it for so...
Getting ready to go to Michigan in August has become almost as much of a ritual as the trip itself. We've fine-tuned our packing list over the years and start gathering our supplies - from marshmallow roasting sticks for s'mores to a battery-powered pump to inflate floaties - a week in advance. I've got a routine at work, too, part of which is to find a column I have previously written to re-run in this space. A favorite of mine has been one I wrote about a delicious grilling...
Village officials are discussing a two-pronged approach to help encourage historic preservation in town. One of the strategies is to offer incentives to those who are interested in preserving a historic home. The Hinsdale Village Board and Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission met together Tuesday to discuss a proposal to offer zoning relief in such cases. “The goal is to create a separate, streamlined, user-friendly section in the zoning code with easily applied bulk regulations for historic properties,” village pla...
The upcoming Mind-Body Fest at Wellness House couldn’t come at a better time. “Certainly the past year and a half has been unprecedented, you could say, in terms of anxiety and isolation and for those who are dealing with cancer, even more so,” said Lisa Kolavennu, executive director of Wellness House in Hinsdale. “Yet engaging in these simple acts of self-care really has an alleviating effect for some of those negative experiences of isolation.” The event kicks off Saturday, Aug. 28, with a series of 90-minute sessions desig...
I walked into a meeting last week, grabbed a chair and settled in. At some point, I noticed I couldn't quite recognize the person sitting next to me because she was wearing a mask. I looked around and came to the realization that everyone was wearing a mask. I was the only maskhole! Fortunately, I had one in my purse and quickly put it on. I was more prepared when I went to get my haircut a couple of days later. There, it turned out, masks were not in wide use. These moments...
Despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement Wednesday mandating masks for all children in preschool through high school, Hinsdale’s Dr. Uma Levy said she doesn’t regret starting a petition calling for masks in District 181 schools. “I’m still happy that I did it because there have been instances where the board and the district have kind of gone against recommendations or changed their mind,” said Levy, who has two children in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. “I don’t think it was a wasted effort and it is overa...
Pat Kenny made a list of promises to his wife, Eileen, before she died in 2016. The final one was to write a book about their son Sean's struggles with mental illness and death by suicide in 2006. The former Hinsdale fire chief had been traveling the country for years sharing with other first responders his experience about losing his son. "You can't tell enough people, and emotionally it's not good for you," Kenny remembers his wife telling him. "Write the book and tell the...
Divers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to attempt more challenging dives than the reverse four-and-one-half somersault in the pike position - currently the most difficult listed dive. Students in the advanced beginning diving class at the Hinsdale Community Pool instead were working on perfecting other dives, such as the front tuck dive, back dive and front flip. On Tuesday morning, they practiced several front flips off the side of the pool before heading up to the...
What would people think of you if they judged you at your most difficult moment? That’s not a question I like to ponder. I’ve made plenty of mistakes and would like to believe they are tempered by the moments I did my best. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles received her share of hate after she decided Tuesday to withdraw from the team finals in order to focus on her mental health. A day later the 24-year-old also withdrew from the individual all-around com...
Hinsdaleans for Historic Preservation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy are hoping to save the Frederick Bagley House at 121 S. County Line Road. The conservancy sent out an email about the 1894 home Friday, indicating the "unique and irreplaceable early work" of Wright's was being marketed by @properties to a limited audience and was at risk. "The house has no legal protection, and it would appear the audience for this sale is primarily developers who would...
Sticky toffee pudding eluded me for most of my life. A lover of cakes and cheesecakes, I didn't discover this amazing dessert until I was almost 40. Dan and I were on my dream "Jane Austen trip" to England (with some dungeon visits thrown in to keep him happy) to celebrate my milestone birthday. In addition to visiting her grave in Winchester and her museum in Bath, both of which brought me great joy, I discovered sticky toffee pudding. I can't remember what prompted me to ord...
The village of Hinsdale and Lt. Tom McCarthy of the Hinsdale Fire Department are the subject of a discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of Nicole Hladik, a firefighter who took her own life in July 2020. The suit, filed June 28 in Illinois Northern District Court by Hladik’s widower Daniel Zaborowski, alleges that Hladik was subject to discrimination and harassment based on her gender. “At all relevant times, Hladik was the only active female firefighter working for the Hinsdale Fire Department,” the suit states. “In f...
